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Matthew 9:18

Matthew 9:18

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge · Canne, Browne, Blayney, Scott, and others · Public Domain

behold: Mark 5:22-43; Luke 8:41-56

ruler: Luke 8:49, Luke 13:14, Luke 18:18; Acts 13:15

worshipped: Matthew 8:2, Matthew 14:33, Matthew 15:25, Matthew 17:14, Matthew 20:20, Matthew 28:17; Mark 5:22; Luke 17:15-16; Acts 10:25-26

My daughter: Matthew 9:24; Mark 5:23; Luke 7:2, Luke 8:42, Luke 8:49; John 4:47-49

come: Matthew 8:8-9; 2 Kings 5:11; John 11:21-22, John 11:25, John 11:32

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